. am

~ Marcino said:
“something to protect the.

7 “The. educational. require-
ments for .a career. in .the
federal civil service ‘vary
.. from position to position and
department . to department. “

Often, there’s little apparent.
reason for them. But there’s
always one basic require-
ment: a thorough knowledge
of the ABCs. |

Ottawa is rife with initials,

you see. There must be -
‘hundreds

; agencies and programmes

of government

that are known ‘solely by a
series of monograms. It’s

reached the point where
‘fmsiders have developed . a

mocking mickmame fer the
profusion of initials -- “‘Alph-
. abet soup’’.

DREE is a good example.

It has a name --_ the
Department of Regional Eco-
nomic Expansion -- but

_ everybody uses the initials

that rhyme with “‘tree’’..

_DREE exists because some

‘nature—-as Alderman ‘Frank
‘‘we must do

future of the city and this i is

-. one way to do it.

Alderman Dean described ©
the amendment as making a

.. mockery of the nine-month
battle by. Ridgeway ‘home-

owners to have the Pioneer

‘Grain and Saskatchewan

Wheat Pool projects halted.
The homeowners claim that
loss of harbour views,
‘together with increased dust
and noise. pollution, « will

‘ devalue their properties. _
insisted |

“TI still say,”’
Dean, ‘‘that the easiest way

..would have been to eliminate
the grain elevator exemption .

{from building height: res-
‘trictions—ED. ) in the’ pres-
ent. it bylaw." | oe

am

the number of jobs in the less

prosperous regions. .
Unfortunately,, DREE’s

track - record hasn’t won it”
much. unsolicited praise. All .

Snes.

‘too often, its programmes

co apse in spectacular: fail-
Then” there. are the

_ projects, such as the Merca-

‘tor. One, that’ make’ an
outsider wonder. just what
goes on in the DREE’s
collective mind:’  _
‘The Mercator One is a
fancy cruise ship plying. the
Caribbean im winter and the
eastern waters of Canada in
summer. DREE funding
makes this possible: aad, im
retum, the ship ~
several Ca: am sites’ in itys
nomenclature. -Qne ‘cam’ sun”
en the ‘Newfoundland

Deck’’, ewim. on the. “Prince

Dean said that” ‘council’s:

_voting on the issue has been
- to. the benefit. of the eastern i.
entrepeneurs.. Pioneer Grain -
is a Winnipeg-based com-

‘pany. .
|” Ao major’ contention. has*
been that the elevators are

on National Harbours Board —
land and therefore the city’s —

bylaws will have little or no
‘effect because the land is out —
of their jurisdiction.

“Hf our bylaws are so -

ineffective,’’ asked Dean,
**how come the grain eleva-

tors applied for building’

permits and the staff granted
them?””

The . elevators,
tinued, had. a, sweetheart
pork-barrel] deal from the
federal government and she |
‘suggested that the present -
council. amendment . would .
defeat any possibility of the |
Ridgeway Ratepayers taking |

_ the matter into court.

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> ~-gmashed: in. ‘the. “Peggy” 8:
| Cove Lounge”. a :

‘however, conceals. some pe-

| creation of jobs. for Cana-

_ dollars, is registered. in the
_ Bahamas to. escape . higher

~All of which brings us , to an.
‘paper, promise to ‘increase

she con- |

7 ported having been called by |

per ‘about: it, he: said.”

Edward Island Deck’, or get,

This . Canadiana ‘facade,

culiar features. ‘The crew is
‘dominated: -by. Thai. sailors,
although DREE’s function is

dians. The slot machines and.
gambling. tables are. all
illegal within Canada. And,
to add insult to injury; this —
ship, floated by Canadian tax

' Canadian taxation! .

interesting ig and~—long-stand-
ing. debate: how. can govern-
ment effectively. assist in the.
creation: of jobs in Sow
growth régions? Well, '
should be obvious that’ the
-anewer isn’t in flashy pro-
“jects: fike Mercator Ome or
the. complex alphabet ‘soup
programmes ron by Ottawa.

The Canadian: Federation *
of Independent Business has -
a simple, albeit unglamor- .
-ous, solution. Rather than :
' attempting to create massive |
-- employment with enormous ©
projects that don’t. fit the ~
-aptitudes:..of the region, _
government should provide —
_ funding ‘and encouragement"
to small business... If every
entrepreneur could be en- .
‘couraged to add an addition- .
-al job; the effect on unem--
» ployment would: be tremen-_
_dous. The only. solid way to:
- develop an economy is to
‘build on what is natural, to
- the tegion.

As for the fancy £ federal

 projects,. all teo often’ the:
- alphabet: soup p simply spells, :
_ TROUBLE es

- Our ful line Bakery has'a moder ‘in: lant retail store offering:
ee ee © Specialty. breads 7
 @ Pasteries -
Salad and. Sandwich Bar
oe on ‘Cheese. Shop
~ © Delicatessen © a
@ Full, Catering Fa cites

. “Dean. wanted to know why
“the city could. take - the
“handling. of -sulphur..” by.
-Neptune Terminals. to court,
_ but not the elevator i issue.

. Mayor Tom Reid explained 2
that the city had put'a motion ©
‘on the: books «in. the. earlier.
instance | -before ‘there had
_ been any move by Neptune, 7
- and. therefore the council’s.
intent had: been: established.

“This” is. different, ie : he
"said.

Once-the draft amendinect:
had been. adopted. it-didn’ t

_- Stop there.

During’ the. public question
“period, ‘imembers' of the HE,
gallery ‘asked ‘council .why ga
they had been fighting | this #.

_ thing for nine months with: no on
success.

Mayor Reid proceeded | to . " a
explain once again the. i. .

Me Change oll « quarts) on ae
problem over National Har- | .

we Instalt-new-Motoreratt filter

PS 0, SO

bors Board jurisdiction when —

7 : _ inspect: . Exhaust system
- Dean interjected, “Tam fed Ba 0 ee Stock absorbers
up with you saying we. have ‘fa . .:. $teering linkage |
Up di ying Id : Front & rear suspension
‘no juris pana ve sole fC ‘Radiator & heater hoses
out! | | | i a Battery cables & connections ©
: . ae . All belts
Reid was about to answer . Au fluid levels fo
| 7 ber charge wher oS - Windshield wiper biades._
_Marcino. stepped im on ao Be Lubricate = Heed latch & hinges
point of order. | 2 Door hinges a
7. oo — _. Deck ld hinges
While Marcino. and the ‘Test |

- Coolant for temperature
Protection. nt .
attery specific gravit
All lights & signals | y

Passoiiger care and light trucks

mayor argued over. who had .
‘the floor, Dean rose from her
chair and walked out of the 7
“A council chamber.

Another question from the. 5
gallery asked why the eleva- °

tor construction work was @
going on .before six in the

morning and why the RCMP

_ were not enforcing. the city’s. ;
noise by-law. on :

Sales & Teasing - 1160 Marine, North Van. : ara

Parts & Accessories - 1160 Marine, North Van, |
‘Service Contra - 1160 Marine, North Van.

Collision Service ~ 1626.Welch St., North Van.
- Rocreational Service - 1626 Welch St., North Van, , nt Aen
Ritchie Rent-A-Car: 970 Marine, North Van. a PO ee na

Alderman. Ralph Hall re-

Ridgeway residents: at. 6;35
am. complaining of cone ms
: struction noise. :

“ogg ‘the “RCMP “won't.

‘enforce. the - bylaw: 1 don't .

_ know.what we are Boing t ta do